Disney: The "Free" Entertainment at Downtown Disney & Ft. Wilderness

We have season weekday passes for the Disney parks, so we were left to find other things to do on Saturday and Sunday.

Downtown Disney is always good for some free fun! We mostly stick to the Marketplace area. Cole loves the Lego store. I mean...he LOVES the Lego store. I literally had to drag him out of there after an hour of playing.

His favorite thing to do is build a car which you get to race when you finish.

We cruised through some of the restaurants. T-Rex is a cool restaurant with lots of fun things to see inside. This terrible photo gives a glimpse of the ice cave inside.
 

We stopped by the Harley Davidson store, and Cole insisted on "riding" both motorcycles.

It's not quite free, but for only $2 you can catch a ride on the train...

Near the train is a store called Once Upon a Toy. They have a Mr. Potato Head table where you can build your own potato head like you've never seen before. If you want to take one home, you can fill a box with all the accessories you want for one low fee. I think it was $19.99, but not sure since we only stopped by to play.

Checking out the falls at the Rainforest Cafe. 

There is a HUGE World of Disney store where you can find just about anything Disney that you would like.

There is a t-shirt shop where you can create your own custom designed tee that they will have ready for you in 45 minutes.

Stop by Ghirardelli for a free chocolate sample.

If you happen to be a vegetarian, you can get a decent falafel burger at Bodie's. Top it off with a yummy cupcake from Baby Cakes!
 

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One of my favorite things we did was go to Disney's Fort Wilderness Campground. You simply head towards Disney (Magic Kingdom), and you will see the signs for Fort Wilderness. You don't even have to pay a parking fee. Once you get to the campground parking lot, you catch a bus over to the pool area. Just past the pool is the Chip & Dale Sing Along area. 

Chip & Dale sign autographs, so bring those books!

Cole was not super happy about having his picture taken!  ha

You can buy s'mores kits for $9 that include 2 Hershey bars, a small pack of graham crackers, tons of marshmallows, and two roasting sticks. It's okay to bring your own also if you are that organized. A couple of children even brought hotdogs to roast.

A cowboy comes out on stage and hosts a fun sing along that really gets everyone moving and shaking! It was a really fun night, and I would definitely do it again!